Lot 1719. A famille verte double-gourd vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 17 7/8 in. (45.4 cm.) high. Estimate $15,000 - $25,000. Price Realized $50,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011.

The lower and upper body decorated with conjoined lotus sprays, those on the lower set between a chrysanthemum lappet border and a chrysanthemum-filled ruyi collar, those on the upper interspersed with shou characters written in black, all within decorative borders. 

Provenance: A.W. Bahr Collection.
Edna Bahr Collection.
Christie's, New York, 19 September 2006, lot 324.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part I and Part II Including Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, 24 March 2011, New York, Rockefeller Plaza